diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index ce3a3cc33..8801c27c0 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.8.3
+- try to fix remaining bugs by making global variables explicitly global
+
 1.8.2
 - fix chromium
 
diff --git a/readme b/readme
index da8cb75d2..f18127758 100644
--- a/readme
+++ b/readme
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // @name           4chan x
 // @namespace      aeosynth
 // @description    Adds various features.
-// @version        1.8.2
+// @version        1.8.3
 // @copyright      2009, 2010 James Campos <james.r.campos@gmail.com>
 // @license        MIT; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mit_license
 // @include        http://boards.4chan.org/*